diff --git a/contrib/msi/build-msi-ie.sh b/contrib/msi/build-msi-ie.sh
index d364dee5..7b2c2753 100644
--- a/contrib/msi/build-msi-ie.sh
+++ b/contrib/msi/build-msi-ie.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
     <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="icon.ico" />
 
     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
+      <Directory Id="DesktopFolder"  SourceName="Desktop"/>
       <Directory Id="${PKGINSTFOLDER}" Name="PFiles">
         <Directory Id="MeshInstallFolder" Name="Mesh">
           <Component Id="MainExecutable" Guid="c2119231-2aa3-4962-867a-9759c87beb24">